Chris Moise

The Mayor and City Council

My top priority is keeping Toronto Centre safe, affordable, liveable, and commutable for everyone. As a lifelong public servant, former healthcare worker, and small business owner who has lived and worked in this ward for over 20 years, I know what it takes to get things done at City Hall. Over four years I delivered over 1,000 affordable units, reduced 911 wait times to 3 seconds, and built new democratic tools so residents have a real voice. I will keep showing up and delivering real results.

Housing

Over the past four years we built or broke ground on over 1,000 affordable units in Toronto Centre, moved 3,263 people from shelters into permanent housing, and strengthened protections for renters. Going forward I will prioritize deeply affordable and supportive housing on city-owned land, expand the MURA program to preserve existing affordable units, introduce a Vacant Land Tax, and keep fighting the province to restore rent control. Everyone deserves a safe, stable place to call home.

Cost of Living

I championed freezing TTC fares for three consecutive years and supported the Mayor’s fare capping initiative so the more you ride, the less you pay. After 47 rides a month, you ride free starting this September. I will keep that freeze in place, expand the Fair Pass program, extend free fares to youth and people on social assistance, and fight any effort to balance the TTC budget on the backs of riders. Affordable transit is one of the most direct things we can do to ease the cost of daily life, fast.

Safety in Public Spaces

Safety means making sure people have access to the right support at the right time. I created the Downtown CORE Team, pairing nurses with police for daily proactive outreach, and expanded the Toronto Community Crisis Service, which resolved 78% of its calls without police in its first year. I will continue growing non-police crisis response, advance the Downtown East Task Force, expand platform edge doors on the subway, and ensure our parks and streets are clean, activated, and welcoming.

Getting Around the City

Getting around should be affordable, reliable, and safe however you travel. I championed freezing TTC fares three years in a row, supported fare capping, improved streetcar service, and expanded Bike Share and cycling infrastructure across the ward. Going forward I will finish rolling out transit signal priority so buses and streetcars run on time, protect bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, and University, expand RapidTO corridors, and prioritize transit, walking, and cycling in every street reconstruction.

Confronting Hateful and Hostile Behaviour

As a Black, Queer man of faith, I do not just legislate on these issues. I live them. I secured 12,000 square feet to expand The 519, brought queer organizations like Glad Day back into the Village, and invested in the Trans Memorial. Going forward I will fund full implementation of the City's Anti-Black Racism Action Plan, advance the Access Plan for Two-Spirit, Trans and Non-Binary Youth, and strengthen equity and inclusion across all city programs and services so Toronto remains a city where everyone feels seen, heard, and belongs.